en.Wedoany.com Reported - Westinghouse Electric Company has submitted Revision 20 of the AP1000® Design Control Document (DCD) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), establishing Vogtle Unit 4 as the standard reference plant for the construction of AP1000® units to be deployed in the United States. This move is a key part of Westinghouse's strategic plan to achieve scaled deployment of the advanced AP1000® modular reactor and to support President Trump's vision for building a fleet of large nuclear units in the U.S.
Revision 20 aligns the AP1000® DCD content with the currently operating Vogtle plant units near Waynesboro, Georgia, which are setting new industry performance records. The DCD defines the technical details of the standard reactor design to ensure all regulatory and safety requirements are met and serves as the primary reference for licensing new units. Revision 20 formally establishes the as-built status of Vogtle Unit 4 as the standard reference unit for all new AP1000 projects, which will facilitate Combined License (COL) applications for new projects and support the rapid deployment of an AP1000 fleet.
"The AP1000 is the only advanced modular reactor on the market today that is fully designed, licensed, operating, and ready for immediate construction," said Dan Sumner, Westinghouse President and CEO. "Establishing Vogtle Unit 4 as the standard reference plant for all new projects allows Westinghouse and our partners to deliver multiple AP1000 units simultaneously and rapidly with greater predictability. For our customers, the ability to build a standard plant based on a completed, operating unit eliminates technical risk from design changes and is a game-changer for achieving scaled nuclear deployment."
The advanced AP1000 reactor is the only operating Generation III+ pressurized water reactor on the market featuring a fully passive safety system, modular construction design, and a small footprint per megawatt. Currently, six operating AP1000 reactors worldwide are setting performance and availability records, with another 14 units under construction and 5 units under contract. AP1000 technology has been selected for nuclear programs in Poland and Bulgaria and is under active consideration at multiple sites across Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
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